Two of the stars of Japanese history are samurai and ninja, and the Samurai and Ninja Museum in Tokyo gives guests the opportunity to learn about, and even experience, different aspects of the two ...

Several hundred years before the birth of Christ, the first Chinese emperor, Zheng of Qin, employed security tactics that seem surprisingly modern by today’s standards, including decoy vehicles to ...

Japan's legendary ninjas are famous for their stealth and were said to possess a supernatural gift for invisibility. But now martial arts experts are concerned they might be disappearing in real life, ...

One of the most influential character archetypes in film history is adapting to contemporary social mores and finding new life on Japan’s screens big and small. By Gavin Blair By the time the samurai ...

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